In the half-century since it was written, Hall's Labor Struggles In The Deep South, published here for the first time, has become an underground classic among activist historians writing on the South and on working people. Hall - journalist, organizer, rebel, professor and poet - brings to life the dramatic early 20th century struggles of the waterfront workers of New Orleans and the militant timber workers of Louisiana and East Texas. Writing about events in which he played a central role and about the broader history of Southern labor, Hall describes many of the finest hours of integrated industrial unionism in the US and the role of the IWW in creating fragile unity across racial lines. The always lively narrative is heightened by dozens of rare IWW cartoons and other period illustrations. Also included is a sampling of Hall's articles on labor history and education as well as his editorial opinions, poems and 'factful fables', revealing other aspects of Hall's remarkable creativity, humor, imagination, and lifelong dedication to libertarian socialism. David Roediger's introduction expands our knowledge of Hall and his influence and assesses his legacy in the light of current-day struggles against white supremacy and wage-slavery.
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There is a widespread but erroneous impression that there has never been any organization of labor in the Deep South worthy of the attention of historians, when, as a matter of fact, Southern workers and farmers have carried on many a militant struggle against owners of machines of production and of large land holdings. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Orleans, Labor Council, United States, Central Trades, Cotton Council, Lake Charles, American Federation of Labor, Board of Trade, Amalgamated Council, Southern District, Knights of Labor, Bon Ami, Industrial Worker, Jay Smith, Labor World, Marine Transport Workers, New York, Oscar Ameringer, Lumber Workers Industrial Union, One Big Union, Covington Hall, Joe Hill, Brotherhood of Timber Workers, Illinois Central, Burns Agency New!
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There is a widespread but erroneous impression that there has never been any organization of labor in the Deep South worthy of the attention of historians, when, as a matter of fact, Southern workers and farmers have carried on many a militant struggle against owners of machines of production and of large land holdings. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Orleans, Labor Council, United States, Central Trades, Cotton Council, Lake Charles, American Federation of Labor, Board of Trade, Amalgamated Council, Southern District, Knights of Labor, Bon Ami, Industrial Worker, Jay Smith, Labor World, Marine Transport Workers, New York, Oscar Ameringer, Lumber Workers Industrial Union, One Big Union, Covington Hall, Joe Hill, Brotherhood of Timber Workers, Illinois Central, Burns Agency New!
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- Dreams and Dynamite: Selected Poems (Poets of revolt series) by Covington Hall on 9 pages
- Rebel Voices by Joyce L. Kornbluh in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Selected Poems (Ahsahta Press Modern and Contemporary Poets of the West Series) by Hazel Hall in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Selected Poems by Rodney Hall in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- New South (Yale chronicles of America series) by Holland Thompson in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Oil, Wheat, & Wobblies: The Industrial Workers of the World in Oklahoma, 1905-1930 by Nigel Anthony Sellars on 7 pages
- America's Culture of Terrorism: Violence, Capitalism, and the Written Word (Cultural Studies of the United States) by Jeffory A. Clymer in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Degrees of Freedom: Louisiana and Cuba after Slavery by Rebecca J. Scott in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Working Toward Whiteness: How America's Immigrants Became White: The Strange Journey from Ellis Island to the Suburbs by David R. Roediger in Back Matter
- Democracy, Revolution, and History (The Wilder House Series in Politics, History and Culture) by Theda Skocpol on page 150
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